Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Nov. 22 – It was close between champ Kiana and Kelsey for a while, then Kiana was correct on DD2 and DD3 while absolutely dominating the latter part of DJ. Heading into FJ it was a … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Nov. 22

A little over a month ago, on October 17th, an entire country stopped to remember a singer. His name was Gord Downie, he was the frontman of Canada’s The Tragically Hip, and he had passed away from terminal brain … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: The Tragically Hip

It’s the day before Thanksgiving (at least, here in the States). I know we’re all thankful for certain things—family, friends, good health, etc. And of course, everyone’s thankful that our weird little community seems to be thriving here at our … Continue reading What Pop Culture Are You Thankful For?

Here are your Snubby nominees for 1983! (We’re starting early this week because I’ll be traveling over the river and through the woods this evening) As always, upvote as many films and performances as you feel are deserving. The top … Continue reading 1983 Snubby Awards: The Voting

Every holiday has its particular sport – Christmas and MLK Day belong to the NBA, Boxing Day to the Premier League, the summer holidays to MLB, New Year’s Day to the NHL (okay, and to the college bowl games). But … Continue reading Sports Corner – Thanksgiving Week

Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s recommended discussion: What are you thankful for? I’m grateful that you folks keep coming … Continue reading The Book Nook Weekly Discussion

Welcome to Both Sides Now, a (probably quite short) series in which the author discusses and reviews feature films he participated in the making of. Suburbicon Dir. George Clooney Premiered at Venice September 4, 2017 The trouble started when I … Continue reading Both Sides Now: Suburbicon (Part 2)